Theater shooting day 57: Phase 2 continues with defense witnesses

Defense attorneys for James Holmes will continue to call mitigating witnesses in an attempt to convince the jury to spare the convicted mass shooter from the death penalty.

3rd & 7 37yd

I could not get on the witness stand and testify for anyone I knew many years ago. SMH Ridiculous.

by Resa 7/28/2015 3:47:54 PM
Bidwell says Arlene Holmes introduced herself and their young children became friends

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:48:20 PM
Bidwell says her contact with the family continued even after the Holmes family moved away

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:48:40 PM
right..and delusional

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:48:42 PM
Bidwell says she never was worried about having her kids visit the Holmes' house

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:49:37 PM
seems odd these choice in witnesses...

by colo 7/28/2015 3:49:39 PM
Weren't several of the mitigating witnesses eliminated?

by Tammy Garrison 7/28/2015 3:49:40 PM
joined at the hip...whow

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:49:40 PM
Bidwell says she knows the gunman as "Jimmy," like many others who've testified

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:50:30 PM
Maybe they're leading up to introducing Goober.

by Kristle 7/28/2015 3:50:31 PM
I almost cannot wait to hear JH's parents testimony.

by Humble Pride 7/28/2015 3:50:35 PM
Waiting for the church choir to break out in song when the courtroom doors open..lol

by Dennie Carp 7/28/2015 3:50:36 PM
Edson says prosecution doesn't object to evidence the defense is introducing

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:51:43 PM
wow, she needs to take a breath... surprised no one has told her to slow down for the court reporter

by colo 7/28/2015 3:51:45 PM
do not forget the bake sale

by Humble Pride 7/28/2015 3:51:46 PM
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"He was a member of the group. They were all very good friends. There were very few squabbles and if there were squabbles, it wasn't Jimmy."

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:52:08 PM
JH was a choir boy....I hear church music in the background

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:52:09 PM
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"Jimmy was rather shy" Bidwell says, but well behaved

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:53:54 PM
Gee what is next Jimmy dressed as an angel in the church's christmas pagent?

by Abrandt 7/28/2015 3:54:05 PM
I find this testimony embarrassing and a slap in the face of the actual victims in this case.

by sydney 7/28/2015 3:54:13 PM
@ kristie who are you calling Goober? surely not, JH

by okx 7/28/2015 3:54:18 PM
@okx: Goober was a nickname the Holmes family used

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:54:27 PM
he never pulled anyone's hair

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:54:28 PM
I hope the jurors are smart enough to reject all this BS!

by jbs 7/28/2015 3:54:30 PM
ohhh. He was shy? That's a shocker....

by colo 7/28/2015 3:55:47 PM
@okx, Goober is the name JH gave to his mother.

by Liz 7/28/2015 3:55:48 PM
I don't understand why all this is important. JH had a good childhood, caring parents, but became a murderer.

by Sun David 7/28/2015 3:55:50 PM
Bidwell says the Holmes family as a whole was quiet, honest

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:56:04 PM
Bidwell asked to describe Bob. He's "... reserved and very quiet"

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:56:30 PM
the innocence of a child is LOOOOONG gone. All the dt has is him being a sweet quiet child not the case anymore

by JG 7/28/2015 3:56:34 PM
I really do not get how all this matters. He was a little kid.

by happy 7/28/2015 3:56:36 PM
Defense brings another bit of evidence, Edson says no objection

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:56:58 PM
organic family?

by flop 7/28/2015 3:57:00 PM
Photo is the gunman, his sister and Bidwell's son

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:57:21 PM
he was reserved because he knew about the bank fraud

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:57:37 PM
Bidwell says defendant was good at walking children through halloween haunted house

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 3:58:08 PM
I think the defence has new clients, Bob and Arlene Holmes.

by Humble Pride 7/28/2015 3:58:11 PM
JH was a good kid, nothing wrong with that Makes his illness even more pronounced and fit all the testimony of the doctors He is deserving of compassion

by okx 7/28/2015 3:58:40 PM
Yeah Jimmy has proven he can scare people!

by Abrandt 7/28/2015 3:58:40 PM
@ flop -are you flip??

by Suzanne 7/28/2015 3:58:41 PM
JH loved haunted houses

by David Ford 7/28/2015 3:58:42 PM
Bidwell describing how sad the children were to move away

by Phil Tenser 7/28/2015 4:00:24 PM
I believe it was @Frank that stated last week that they are showing now that he was a normal kid. If they do their job well they will finish with how mental illness changed him to do the horrible things that he did and therefore shouldn't get the DP.

by Ann 7/28/2015 4:00:30 PM
@Suzann No I am not flip

by flop 7/28/2015 4:00:51 PM
Suzanne, my question as well!

by Suzi Lewis 7/28/2015 4:00:52 PM